Publications

The purpose of this study is to develop a range of feasible clinical service delivery models and care pathways to best meet (current and projected) needs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients from remote communities requiring dialysis in Central Australia.

This report is a systematic review of existing published and unpublished literature relating to assistive technology for frail older people in the community care context.

• Aged care services
• Ageing
• Carers
• Health Technology

The Community Care Common Standards have been developed jointly by the Australian Government and State and Territory Governments as part of broader community care reforms to develop common arrangements that help to simplify and streamline the way community care is delivered.

• Aged care services
• Ageing
• Seniors

This report outlines the Australian Government's plan for suicide prevention in Australia.

• Mental health

In May 2008, the Australian Institute for Primary Care was commissioned to undertake an evaluation of service delivery models for comorbidity treatment in the alcohol and other drugs and mental health service sectors.

• Alcohol
• Drugs and substance abuse
• Mental health

The purpose of this guide is to clarify for consumers and carers the symptoms of depression and where to get help, the treatment options and an estimate of the costs, as well as advice on where to find further information and support.

• Mental health

The Community Partners Program (CPP) Guidelines clarify the roles and responsibilities of the CPP and the Partners in Culturally Appropriate Care (PICAC) Initiative.

• Aged care services
• Ageing

The Community Visitors Scheme (CVS) is a federally-funded program, established to promote links between people living in an aged care home and the wider community.

The Community Visitors Scheme (CVS) is a federally-funded program, established to promote links between people living in an aged care home and the wider community.

Guidelines to assist with contingency planning to manage the clinical implications of a shortage of heparin based products.

• Prescribed drugs

This detailed report examines the changing roles of carers, their health and employment status and health service use. Based on the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) the report specifically compares women who took up caring between surveys 3 and 4, those who stopped caring between surveys and those who did not have caring roles.

• Aged care services
• Carers
• Women's health

The 2nd Round of Coordinated Care Trials gave the Commonwealth, States and Territories, healthcare providers, community and Indigenous organisations, and patients an opportunity to adopt innovative and experimental approaches to health services.

• Chronic disease

Information about measures being progressed by the Department of Health and Ageing as part of the Council of Australian Governments' (COAG) national action plan.

• Mental health
• Suicide prevention

This report scopes potential delivery settings for early childhood services and mental health support for young children.

• Child health
• Mental health

The Community Visitors Scheme (CVS) is a federally-funded program, established to promote links between people living in an aged care home and the wider community.

• Ageing
• Aged care services

The Community Visitors Scheme (CVS) is a federally-funded program, established to promote links between people living in an aged care home and the wider community.

• Ageing
• Aged care services

This chapter provides recommendations for infection control procedures to minimise the risk of transmission of classical Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (cCJD) in health care settings.

Comparative survey report - to support the project for the evaluation of the impact of accreditation on the delivery of quality of care and quality of life to residents in Australian Government subsidised residential aged care homes

• Aged care services
• Ageing

The project was commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, National Continence Management Strategy Program with the goal of recommending a suite of continence outcome measures to be used by clinicians and researchers in Australia. This project is also linked to a number of other concurrent research projects on continence conditions undertaken for the Department of Health and Ageing.

• Continence

Information for Approved Providers and their subcontractors (transition care service providers), to give a general understanding of how monthly payments of the Australian Government subsidy are calculated, processed and paid.

The attached summary of the 2006 Report provides data and information on what Australian people know and understand about palliative care. It also reports on any changes that have occurred, in community and professional awareness of palliative care issues, since the 2003 benchmark report.

• Aged care services
• Seniors
• Palliative care
• Research and development

This report is a follow-up from the 2003 Community Attitudes to Palliative Care Issues Report and provides data and information on what Australian people know and understand about palliative care, and reports any changes that have occurred in the awareness, understanding and importance of palliative care issues in the community since 2003.

• Research and development
• Palliative care

This issue contains annual reports on meningococcal and gonococcal surveillance, the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit and antimicrobial susceptibility to Staphylococcus aureus, as well as the regular quarterly data reports.

• Communicable diseases
• Diseases and conditions

The purpose of this guide is to clarify for consumers and carers the symptoms of depression and where to get help, the treatment options and an estimate of the costs, as well as advice on where to find further information and support.

• Mental health

A document outlining Aged Care residents rights and responsibilities

• Ageing
• Aged care services

To help encourage older Australians to be physically active, the Department of Health and Ageing and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs have jointly produced a resource called Choose Health: Be Active.

• Ageing
• Nutrition
• Physical activity

Downloadable Assessment Guidelines

Downloadable Aged Care Certification Assessment Scoring Matrix

These guidelines for adults are the result of a comprehensive assessment of the current scientific evidence. They provide detailed evidence-based guidance for assessing and managing overweight and obesity in Australia. They also highlight important health concerns associated with overweight and obesity and, through the provision of clinical practice information for at-risk groups, aim to improve health outcomes for people with conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some cancers. The evidence has been reviewed in detail up to January 2002.

• Diseases and conditions
• Obesity

NHMRC Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity - General Practitioner's guide

• General practice
• Obesity
• Women's health

NHMRC Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents

• Child health
• Obesity
• Youth health

Abbreviated version of guidelines to aid medical practitioners in the selection and management of patients seeking methadone maintenance treatment for opioid dependence.

• Drugs and substance abuse

Guidelines to aid medical practitioners in the selection and management of patients seeking methadone maintenance treatment for opioid dependence.

• Drugs and substance abuse

A workshop on the implications of the internet and related technologies for mental health policy was conducted at the Centre for Mental Health Research, ANU in June 2001. A major outcome was the discussion paper 'e-Mental health in Australia: implications of the internet and related technologies for policy'. This report evaluates that discussion paper.

• Mental health

This paper was developed to promote discussion and debate about the directions which should be pursued in mental health reform in Australia over the years 2003-2008.

• Mental health

This report focuses on some key topics in Australia's health over the 2001-2002 financial year from the perspective of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and the Department of Health and Ageing.

• Annual reports

This monograph provides the evidence base and the beginning of a common language to address the complex issues around comorbidity.

• Drugs and substance abuse
• Mental health

This report explores consumers' perceptions, expectations and misconceptions of nurses and nursing in general practice.

• General practice
• Nursing

Results of the fourth national census of clients of treatment service agencies (COTSA). This report identifies the characteristics of clients attending drug and alcohol treatment services and compares the drug and alcohol problems being treated over the eleven years since the first census.

• Drugs and substance abuse
• Illegal drugs

This bulletin estimates the costs associated with the treatment and care of persons with psychosis in Australia based on data obtained from the Low Prevalence (Psychotic) Disorders Study.

• Mental health

This report reviews measures to support rural and community terms for junior medical officers.

• Health workforce
• Health personnel
• Rural health services

This report presents estimates of the costs of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs for the financial year 1998-99. It is the third report in a series of estimates of the social costs of drug abuse in Australia.

• Drugs and substance abuse
• Illegal drugs
• Tobacco
• Alcohol

This report focuses on some key topics in Australia's health over the 2000-2001 financial year from the perspective of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and the Department of Health and Aged Care.

Challenging or disruptive child behaviours that persist or become severe can cause major problems for families or communities. This guide provides coping strategies and where to get help if parents or carers are concerned about their child's behaviour.

• Child health
• Mental health

This report focuses on some key topics in Australia's health over the 1999-2000 financial year from the perspective of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and the Department of Health and Aged Care.

• Annual reports

The aim of the Code of Ethics (the Code) and the Guide to Ethical Conduct (the Guide) is to set out the ethical commitments made by the Aged Care Sector in addition to its legal obligation to comply with the Aged Care Act 1997 (the Act) and Principles under the Act.

• Ageing
• Aged care services
• Carers

This document constitutes a joint response to the JETACAR report by the Australian Goverment Departments of Health and Aged Care and Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia.

• Health categories

The Plan provides a strategic framework for the detection and management of an influenza pandemic in Australia. It provides a national framework and direction for the development of plans at the State/Territory and local level. This is the fourth report in the Communicable Diseases Intelligence Technical Report series.

• Communicable diseases

This paper examines data on minor cannabis offences in South Australia for the period 1991 to 1997. The main focus is on data from the South Australian Police Department relating to the operation of the Cannabis Expiation Notice (CEN) scheme.

• Drugs and substance abuse
• Illegal drugs

The following papers by five prominent Australian researchers were presented at a workshop in Canberra in July 1998. The purpose of the workshop was to establish the current state of knowledge in relation to the hypothesis of ‘compression of morbidity’. The papers examine the issue from a range of viewpoints.

Under the National Mental Health Strategy, Australian, State and Territory Governments have committed themselves to reforming mental health services in Australia. A key element of the reform agenda is to improve the quality and effectiveness of mental health services. Consumer outcome measurement offers a practical means of promoting this agenda.

• Mental health